Fishing
U.S. Forest Service backing off Wisconsin logging project
Hayward, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has halted plans for a large logging project in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to allow for more study and review, supervisor Jeanne Higgins said Friday. The agency
Idaho legislator wants to limit nonresident hunts
Boise, Idaho (AP) — An state legislator is seeking to limit the number of specialized hunting permits issued to out-of-state hunters. Rep. Steve Kren, a Republican from Nampa, told the House Resources Committee Wednesday he
Aldo Leopold shack in Wisconsin gets Historic Landmark status
Baraboo, Wis. (AP) — The humble shack that became the centerpiece of conservationist Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac has been granted National Historic Landmark status. The converted chicken coop and the farm on which
Judge won’t stop deer kill in Detroit suburb
Rochester Hill, Mich. (AP) — The hunt is still on in Rochester Hills. An Oakland County judge on Wednesday declined to halt a cull of up to 200 deer in the northern Detroit suburb. City
Two years later, wolves again delisted
Washington – For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed timber wolves from the Endangered Species List in the Midwest. Delisting occurred in March 2007, but a
Labrador deemed most popular U.S. dog, again
New York (AP) — The Labrador retriever is America’s most popular purebred dog for the 18th straight year. The American Kennel Club says more than twice as many labs were registered in the U.S. in
Decker buck is new state record bow kill
Chatfield, Minn. – It’s official: A white-tailed buck arrowed in Buffalo County by an Eau Claire man in November sported the new Wisconsin state record nontypical rack. Bob Decker, 41, had his deer scored on
Pheasant Fest 2009 in Madison Feb. 6-8
Madison – Madison will be the pheasant capital of the nation the first weekend in February when upwards of 30,000 conservationists and hunters are expected to converge on the city for Pheasant Forever’s 2009 National
